Meanings
nounbenefactrix (plural benefactrices)
plural benefactrices
- A female benefactor.
Synonyms: benefactress
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female benefactor.
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Origin
- Latinbenefactrīx
- Englishbenefactrix
Learned borrowing from Latin benefactrīx. By surface analysis, benefactor + -trix.
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benefactrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefactrix
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“benefactrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefactrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benefactrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefactrix.
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